Mapping & GIS News & Articles

DJI Launches New Commercial Drone Platform 

The new DJI Matrice 350 RTK has an all-new video transmission system, more efficient battery system, and payload expansion capabilities

May 23, 2023
New Quadcopter Released for Geospatial Professionals

Microdrones has announced a new EasyOne fully integrated drone LiDAR package built around the demands of geospatial professionals

May 11, 2023
Phase One P3 Camera Integrates with IF1200A Drone for Aerial Mapping 

The Inspired Flight and Phase One P3 integration solution enables complete camera control and the ability to write GNSS data directly on the image for photogrammetry and inspection applications

May 03, 2023
Geospatial World Forum 2023 Heads to Rotterdam this May

With expected participation of 800+ attendees from more than 75 countries, the Geospatial World Forum is set to be a global gathering of industry leaders, innovators, and experts from the geospatial industry 

Apr 28, 2023
New LiDAR Systems Released for Survey-Grade Mapping

ROCK Robotic’s R3 and R3 PRO are surveying tools designed to capture unprecedented, accurate 3D LiDAR and photogrammetry data for commercial land surveyors and mapping professionals

Apr 25, 2023
Partnership Uses USVs to Advance Global Ocean Mapping

A Memorandum of Understanding signed by Saildrone and Seabed 2030 outlines a shared commitment to leveraging technological innovation to make bathymetric data available to the global community

Apr 24, 2023
Partnership to Develop 20m Deep Ocean USV for Indo-Pacific Deployment

Austal Australia and Saildrone will manufacture the Saildrone Surveyor in Australia for deep ocean mapping and ISR applications, above and below the surface

Apr 18, 2023
Version 24.1 of the Global Mapper SDKs Include New Features & Updates

Both Software Development Kits (SDKs) allow developers to utilize functionality from Global Mapper in their own applications and create custom toolbars and extensions for the latest versions of Global Mapper

Apr 03, 2023
Borey Fixed-Wing Drone Used for Soil Moisture Mapping

UAVOS used a solution based around its fixed-wing Borey UAS with a multispectral sensor payload designed to provide both spatial and temporal resolution for better understanding of soil moisture levels

Mar 20, 2023
Third Edition of Geo Connect Asia Returns to Singapore

The event spotlights sustainability and resilience in the geospatial field, and is co-located with Digital Construction Asia 2023 and the inaugural Drones Asia 

Mar 15, 2023
OxTS Georeferencer Wins Pitch the Press Award at Geo Week

OxTS Georeferencer is OxTS’ proprietary LiDAR georeferencing and boresight calibration tool

Feb 24, 2023
Data Collection & Processing Workshops at GEO WEEK

Topodrone will be running 3 educational workshops during Geo Week 2023 covering UAV topographic and bathymetric survey data collection and processing

Feb 10, 2023
Distributor Opportunities for Geomatics Professionals

Opportunity to join CHC Navigation’s geomatic community as a distributor of reliable and robust GNSS solutions for a wide variety of applications

Feb 07, 2023
Teledyne Geospatial to Present LiDAR Survey & Mapping Solutions at Geo Week 2023

Visitors are encouraged to visit the company at Geo Week in Denver, February 13-15, for a first-hand look at the single-source mapping solutions and workflows available

Jan 27, 2023
Elios 3 Drone Creates 3D Map of Radioactive Waste Storage Vault

The Department of Energy contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition was able to get all the LiDAR data it needed to create a robust 3D map of the vault in just one seven-minute flight of Flyability’s Elios 3

Jan 26, 2023
7 Hour Endurance Hybrid VTOL UAV Released

FlyDragon Drone Tech has released the FDG50F, an ultra-long endurance hybrid VTOL UAV designed for surveying and mapping, with LiDAR payload and BVLOS capability

Jan 05, 2023
Chinese Language Version of Global Mapper GIS Software Released

The Chinese language version of Blue Marble Geographics’ Global Mapper 24.0 was developed in partnership with the company’s certified product distributor for China, Beijing E-Carto Technologies

Jan 03, 2023
Fixed Wing Mapping Drone Now Available with Gimballed EO/IR Camera

Combining NextVision’s EO/IR camera with Event 38’s E400 drone creates a powerful tool for search-and-rescue, emergency management, and disaster response scenarios

Dec 07, 2022
Partnership Offers AI-Based Geospatial Services in Asia Pacific

Presagis has teamed with Kambill Systems and its HelloGeo cloud platform to deliver fast and accurate large-area mapping services to civilian and defense survey organizations

Nov 15, 2022
Censys Technologies’ RetraSpectra System Enables 3D Mapping of Greenhouse Gases

The Aerospace Corporation’s retro-reflector spectroscopy system is implemented in Censys’ RetraSpectra system which enables long-range intelligence gathering for 3D mapping of methane, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

Nov 08, 2022
Volatus Aerospace Becomes Official Atmos Drones Distributor in Canada

Volatus Aerospace will be responsible for the distribution of Atmos’ Marlyn Cobalt survey drones in Canada, and will provide assistance and maintenance services to local UAV operators

Oct 28, 2022
Global Mapper Pro Version 24 Includes New Script Builder Tool

Blue Marble Geographics’ Global Mapper Pro v24 includes workflow optimization tools such as recorded script building, GPU-acceleration of Pixels to Points, and a tool for merging changes from Global Mapper Mobile field collected data

Oct 18, 2022
Who to see at InterGEO 2022

UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com are thrilled that so many of our partners will be attending InterGEO in Essen this year - see who’s attending

Oct 14, 2022
Teledyne Geospatial Aids Study of Submarine Impacts of Tongan Volcanic Eruption

Software provided by Teledyne CARIS was used to monitor data quality and coverage, with new data being compared to previous maps to assess the effects of the eruption on marine life and seafloor composition

Oct 13, 2022
New Modular Electric VTOL UAV Released

DeltaQuad has launched the Evo eVTOL UAV, a modular dual payload drone with up to 4.5 hours flight time

Sep 22, 2022
Unmanned Helicopter for High-Precision Aerial LiDAR Mapping

TOPODRONE has announced the new LiDAR PRIME + aOrion Heli-E system, which incorporates Velodyne Lidar's long-range Alpha Prime sensor for high-precision, large area aerial mapping

Sep 15, 2022
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